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Online Recruitment Service Industry

Uploaded by 2ndgrader on Dec 26, 2004

Online Recruitment Service

The twenty-first century has ushered in many alternative ways in which to do business. Specifically, Human Resource Management has been challenged to keep up with today's fast tools of technology. We will explore the pros and cons of utilizing the internet for recruitment of personnel for staffing purposes. The areas we will consider are cost, time, interviewing techniques and skills in an effort to justify the use for on-line recruitment services.

In a recent survey it was reported that 32% of 203 respondents were using the internet as a primary recruitment source; this is up from 20% in 1996. Computer related positions were the most commonly filled through the Internet postings (accounting for 59% of the workers hired) followed by technical (39%), engineering (29%), consulting (21%), sales (15%), management (14%), marketing (14%), accounting (10%), as well as various other job classification. (Dessler) This alone shows success with electronic recruiting for many employers.

The obvious reason for using on-line recruitment would be instantaneous access to a wide pool of applicants. This lessens the time it takes to get the message to a targeted area. Additionally, it takes little time to set up an account and get the process going. Payment can be made easily over the internet, which also eliminates time and money.

The cost ratio for internet advertising rather than the traditional means such as newspaper, etc. may also be greater. One must consider the amount of time an applicant can stay on the system and/or the employer may advertisement in comparison to a $50 to $100 ad which will be advertised perhaps only two or three days. There is competition between the on-line recruiters so a cost savings is possible with due diligence.

Electronic links allow the recruitment process to be better managed since applicants can view opportunities, look at job descriptions and related details, and the potential to submit letters and resumes online. (SHRM) This gives the employers an added targeted area with a wider variety of links.

There is obviously a greater need for urban employers rather than rural employers. There may be more competition among companies and thus making on-line recruitment more attractive. Rural areas are typically slower in catching on to technological changes unless they are part of a large corporation.

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Uploaded by:   2ndgrader

Date:   12/26/2004

Category:   Industry Reports

Length:   6 pages (1,311 words)

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